🐲 Basics of Wyvern Raising

Wyverns in Ark can’t be fed like normal dinos while growing — they require Wyvern Milk until they reach adulthood.

Key Timings Depend On:

• Maturation Time (Total time to become an adult)

• Baby Food Drain Rate

• Food Value of Wyvern Milk

• Server settings (e.g., maturation speed and food drain multipliers)

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🕒 1. Base Maturation Time

In official rates on Ark: Survival Ascended:

• Wyvern total maturation time: ~3 days, 20 hours (~92 hours total)

• At 100% maturation, the phases break down to:

• Baby: 0% – 10% (first ~9.2 hours)

• Juvenile: 10% – 50%

• Adolescent: 50% – 100%

These times are faster on boosted servers (e.g., 2x maturation = ~46 hours total).

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🍼 2. Wyvern Milk Feeding Details

• One Wyvern Milk restores 1200 food.

• Wyvern babies have around 350 food when born (varies by type/level).

• Food drains at around 0.1 food per second on official rates.

🧮 Feeding Interval Calculation

Formula:

Time Between Feedings = (Food Value of Milk) / (Food Drain per Second)

Example:

1200 food / 0.1 per second = 12,000 seconds ≈ 3.33 hours

✅ So, you should feed your baby Wyvern every 3–3.5 hours on official settings.

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⚠️ Tips to Manage Feeding

• Milk spoils in 3 hours unless refrigerated or in a preserving bin.

• You can cryopod the Wyvern to pause food drain (great when offline).

• Starve-timing works: Let food drop to ~0 before feeding to avoid waste.

• Always have 1–2 spare milks for emergencies or server lag.

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🔄 Adjusting for Custom Server Settings

If your server has a different maturation or food drain rate, plug those into the equation:

Feeding Interval = (Milk Food Value) / (Food Drain per Sec * Drain Multiplier)

You can use online calculators like Dododex or ARK Smart Breeding for tailored data.

🧠 Summary

Aspect Official Values

Total Maturation ~92 hours

Baby Phase Duration ~9 hours

Food Drain Rate 0.1 per second

Wyvern Milk Food 1200 per milk

Time Between Feedings ~3.3 hours

Feed every 3–4 hours during the baby stage, keep milk cold, and monitor food closely. Let me know if you’re on custom rates, Travis, and I can calculate exact feeding times.